NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6236

Senate Bill S6236

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires passenger cabs be inspected for carbon monoxide levels and requires information on warning signs of such to be distributed with each operator's license

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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2018	referred to transportation
May 11, 2017	referred to transportation

2017-S6236 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6266
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §301, add §397-c, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S2079
2011-2012: S1059
2013-2014: S1613
2015-2016: S559, A6335
2019-2020: S3743, A5204
2021-2022: A4287
2023-2024: A256

2017-S6236 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires passenger cabs be inspected for unsafe carbon monoxide levels and requires information on the warning signs of carbon monoxide poisoning to be distributed with each operator's license, issued or renewed.

2017-S6236 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6236

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to carbon monoxide poisoning

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This bill would require safety inspections include a check of the
exhaust system for the purposes of ensuring that carbon monoxide
levels in the cab of the vehicle have not reached unsafe levels in
excess of 70 ppm. This bill also ensures education against dangers of
carbon monoxide poisoning to be given at the time of a new or renewal
of a driver's license

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of
section 301 of the vehicle and traffic law to include a safety
inspection of an exhaust system for the purposes of ensuring that
carbon monoxide levels in the cab of the vehicle has not reached
unsafe levels in excess of 70ppm.

Section 2 amends the vehicle and traffic law by adding a new section
397-c: the Commissioner in consultation with the chair of the consumer
protection board, shall prepare and distribute with each operator's
license, whether issued or renewed, a pamphlet on the warning signs of

carbon monoxide poisoning and the appropriate actions to be taken to
prevent such accidental poisoning.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Carbon monoxide has been called the "silent killer." Due to its
odorless nature, victims are not aware of the danger around them.
Carbon monoxide education and safety inspections are not currently
required. This bill addresses both the mechanical and educational
component of this issue. It tries to protect the consumer by requiring
a safety inspection of CO2 emissions. Further, it tries to educate the
consumer on the warning signs and actions to take to prevent
poisoning.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2011-12: S.1059 Referred to Transportation
2010: S.2079 Referred to Transportation
2008: A.1732A Referred to Transportation
2006: A.1031 Referred to Transportation:
2013-2014, S.1613 Referred to Transportation (Parker)

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it

2017-S6236 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6236
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and  traffic  law,  in  relation  to  carbon
   monoxide poisoning
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.   Subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1  of  subdivision  (c)  of
 section  301  of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 5 of
 part V1 of chapter 62 of the  laws  of  2003,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a)  A  safety  inspection  shall  be made with respect to the brakes;
 steering mechanism; wheel alignment; lights, including but  not  limited
 to the lights which are designed and placed on a vehicle for the purpose
 of  illuminating  the vehicle's license plates; odometer; tire pressure;
 seat safety belts; shoulder harness safety belts; EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF ENSURING THAT CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS IN THE CAB OF THE VEHI-
 CLE HAVE NOT REACHED UNSAFE LEVELS IN EXCESS OF 70 PARTS PER MILLION and
 such other mechanisms and  equipment  as  shall  be  determined  by  the
 commissioner  to  be  necessary  for  proper  and  safe operations. Such
 inspection shall also be made with  respect  to  vehicle  identification
 number.  Upon inspection, the mileage appearing on the odometer shall be
 recorded upon the inspection sticker.
   § 2. Subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of section 301
 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 444 of the laws of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) A safety inspection shall be made  with  respect  to  the  brakes;
 steering  mechanism;  wheel alignment; lights, including but not limited
 to the lights which are designed and placed on a vehicle for the purpose
 of illuminating the vehicle's license plates; odometer;  tire  pressure;
 seat safety belts; shoulder harness safety belts; EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF ENSURING THAT CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS IN THE CAB OF THE VEHI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD06163-01-7

 S. 6236                             2
 
 CLE  HAVE  NOT  REACHED UNSAFE LEVELS IN EXCESS OF 70 PARTS PER MILLION;
 any window which is composed of, covered by or treated with any material
 which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent pursuant to
 section  three  hundred  seventy-five of this title and such other mech-
 anisms and equipment as shall be determined by the  commissioner  to  be
 necessary  for proper and safe operations. Such inspection shall also be
 made with respect to vehicle identification number. Upon inspection, the
 mileage appearing on the odometer shall be recorded upon the  inspection
 sticker.
   §  3.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 397-c to read as follows:
   § 397-C. EDUCATION AGAINST DANGERS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.   THE
 COMMISSIONER,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIR OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION
 BOARD, SHALL PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE WITH EACH OPERATOR'S LICENSE, WHETH-
 ER ISSUED OR RENEWED, A PAMPHLET ON THE WARNING SIGNS OF CARBON MONOXIDE
 POISONING AND THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN TO PREVENT SUCH  ACCI-
 DENTAL POISONING.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall  have  become a law; provided, however, that if chapter 444 of
 the laws of 2016 shall not have taken effect on or before such date then
 section two of this act shall take effect on the same date  and  in  the
 same  manner as such chapter of the laws of 2016 takes effect; provided,
 however, that effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or
 repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 this act on its effective date are authorized and directed  to  be  made
 and completed on or before such effective date.

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